Electric fields can mobilize non-ionic particles to coat metal surfaces. Polymer chemists at Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan invented a novel and simple coating process to color metals, ...

A chemical vapor deposition (CVD) coating is a material that is applied to a surface by chemical vapor deposition. This article will discuss how the coatings are made, coating benefits, and how to ...

BASF and Kentwood-based X-Rite Inc. said Wednesday that they now offer the pharmaceutical industry an easy-to-handle on-site approach to color coating tablets by combining X-Rite's ColorEye XTH ...

(Nanowerk News) In a sub-basement deep below the Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering at Harvard University, Mikhail Kats gets dressed. Mesh shoe covers, a face mask, a hair net, a pale ...

In a step towards developing advanced materials for functional coatings, a research group has developed a technology that combines structural color coating with super water-repellent properties. The ...

Robots can be programmed to coat almost any part shape, no matter how complex, at any speed needed for efficient processing. Applying a coating to a medical device or instrument can improve the device ...

As perovskite solar cells edge closer to commercial, a wealth of different ways to produce them is being suggested, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. One advantage common to most ...

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colorcon Inc. announces an exciting process development for sugar coated pharmaceutical tablets with the launch of Opadry® SGR, Rapid Sugar Film Coating System.

A Japanese research team from Chiba University created a technique that combines structural color coating with extremely water-repellent qualities as a first step in creating advanced materials for ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Color plays a crucial role in our daily lives, from the clothes we wear to the screens we gaze at. Yet, traditional methods of creating color, which rely on chemical pigments and ...